Dodge WC57 ¾-ton Command Car 4x4

     Similar to the ubiquitous jeep, the WC57 Command and Reconnaissance Vehicle served as liaison vehicle for different units, as well as a staff vehicle for high-ranking officers.  General Patton is often pictured in a WC56 or WC57 command car.  It was fitted with a canvas top and had map boards in the rear seat area.  In the WC58, the radio was in the rear.  It could ford depths of 1½ feet.

     The car burns 2¾ gallons of diesel per hour of routine driving.  A full tank of fuel costs $3.60.

 

Subassemblies: Small Wheeled chassis +3; four Off-Road Wheels +1.

Powertrain:  68.6-kW Standard diesel engine with 68.6-kW all-wheeled drivetrain; 30-gallon standard fuel tank; 4,000-kW battery.

Occ.:  1 XCS Body, 3 XPS Body

Cargo:  17 Body

 

Armor        F       RL      B       T       U

Body:        2/3     2/3     2/3    2/3     2/3

Wheels:    3/5     3/5     3/5     3/5     3/5

 

Statistics:

Size:  14'x6.5'x6'     Payload:  0.49 tons       Lwt.:  2.69 tons

Volume:  36            Maint.:  267 hours        Cost:  $562

HT:  12.    HPs:  250 Body, 23 each Wheel.

gSpeed:  69    gAccel:  4     gDecel:  10   gMR:  0.75    gSR:  2

Ground Pressure: Moderate.  1/3 Off-Road Speed.

 

Design Notes:

     The weight, cost, and HPs of the chassis were doubled to increase design weight.  Design loaded weight was 5,406 lbs.; this was decreased less than 1% to the historical.  Design gSpeed was 81 mph; the historical gSpeed is shown (but see the entry on Jeeps on p. W106 about top sustained speeds). 

 

Variants:

     The WC56 deleted the winch.  The WC58 was fitted with a long-range radio.

 

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